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José Nepomuceno y Zialcita (May 15, 1893 – December 1, 1959) was one of the pioneering directors and producers of Philippine cinema. He is also known as the "founder of Philippine movies", and he had his own production company Jose Nepomuceno Productions.
Dec 21, 2018 · Learn about the life and achievements of Jose Nepomuceno, the pioneer filmmaker who produced the first all-Filipino picture in 1919. Discover his contributions to photography, cinema, and the Philippine motion picture industry.
José Nepomuceno (15 May 1893 - 1 December 1959) was a Filipino movie producer and director acknowledged as the "Father of Philippine Movies." He married Isabel Acuña. They had eight children, among whom are child actors Lubin and Angelito Nepomuceno, and Luis Nepomuceno, who became a film director.
- Director, Producer, Writer
- May 15, 1893
- Jose Nepomuceno
- December 1, 1959
- Jose, The Pioneer
- Of Lovebirds and Landlords
- Behind The Scenes
- Recognition and Celebration
Nepomuceno grew up amid revolutions—both political and industrial in nature. Born on May 15, 1893, he was still a child when the Spanish-American war broke out and Uncle Sam took over the Philippines from Spanish rule. In 1897, just a year before the start of the revolution, the chromophotograph was introduced to the Philippines. The same year, the...
Why did Nepomuceno choose the story of Dalagang Bukid, a zarzuela, for the film? Back then, zarzuelas and moro-moro were the main forms of theater. The appeal of the zarzuela could be attributed to its comedic and musical elements which made for a livelier kind of entertainment. Moro-moros, on the other hand, depicted battles between Christians and...
It was Vicente Salumbides, a contemporary filmmaker of Nepomuceno that dubbed him the “Father of Philippine Movies” in his 1952 book, Motion Pictures in the Philippines. “It was he, more than anybody else, who built the movie industry from its infancy to the present state of maturity. His success proved that the Filipinos could make their own movie...
Sadly, none of the over 80 films, including 38 silent films that the Nepomucenos made are intact. It was only in 2011 when the Society of Filipino Archivists for Film (Sofia) got a lead that some scenes in the 1934 American movie Brides of Sulu were actually cut from Nepomuceno’s 1931 silent film, Moro Pirates. Members of Sofia investigated this po...
José Nepomuceno (15 May 1893 - 1 December 1959) was a Filipino movie producer and director acknowledged as the "Father of Philippine Movies." He married Isabel Acuña. They had eight children, among whom are child actors Lubin and Angelito Nepomuceno, and Luis Nepomuceno, who became a film director.
- May 15, 1893
- December 1, 1959
Sep 30, 2019 · Father of Philippine Movies. José Zialcita Nepomuceno was born in 1893 and he started his productions company in 1917. In 1919 he premiered the first Filipino made film -- Dalagang Bukid. Although it was not the first film produced in the Philippines, it was the first by a Filipino.
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Dec 31, 2007 · The essay examines the contribution made by José Nepomuceno to the Philippine quest for independence and the raising of national consciousness. By portraying Filipino views, lives and ...
